This discussion presents a dialogue among activists, scholars, and cultural analysts. They will reflect on cultural practices and iconic representations of women as they play out in democratizing movements, with a particular interest in the place of religion in democratic politics.﻿

18:05 Beth Baron, Professor of History, the City College of New York; Codirector, Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center, the Graduate Center, City University of New York; Editor, International Journal of Middle East Studies﻿

29:11 Elzbieta Matynia, Associate Professor of Sociology and Liberal Studies; Director of the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, The New School for Social Research﻿